It's Baby Time!

After hearing the baby's heartbeat twice, I suppose I can start a 'baby blog'. I'm not promising anything amazing will come out of this, and the prospect of my ability to commit to keeping a blog is dismal, but maybe this will help me get back into writing the kinds of things I like to write.

So at this point in time, I am just over 11 weeks. Baby is the size of a plum and about 2 inches long, according to my baby book. We had a doctor's appointment on Friday and heard the heartbeat for the second time (155-160 beats per minute, which sounds freaky but is within the range of completely normal). I've heard the higher normal heart rate means it could be a girl, but after my doctor laughed at me when I asked, I've deduced it's definitely a myth. (We'll see about that.)

In a little under 8 weeks, we will have our next ultrasound and know the sex. I cannot wait! I just want to start buying baby clothes. =) I bought our diaper bag the other day, although it will probably end up being my diaper bag as Drew wants to get his own 'manly backpack diaper bag'. I'm amazed at how hard it was to find diaper bag! I looked everywhere- Target, Kohls, JCPenney, TJ Maxx. Finally I went to Toys R Us in Bloomington (which doesn't have a large baby section) and found one. It may be a little early, but I'd rather start investing in baby stuff now than wait until 2 or 3 months before the little one arrives to spend a ton of money all at once.

I'm finally feeling pretty good again. The last 4 weeks weren't a whole lot of fun. I never ended up throwing up, but pretty much felt like I was going to at all waking hours of the day. I lost 10 pounds in the first week after I found out I was pregnant, but my appetite is finally back (with a vengeance), and I've gained 2 pounds back. I think it's time to start lathering my belly up with cocoa butter so I can be like my sister and have zero stretch marks. (Luuuuuucky.)

On that lovely note, I think it's time I get some rest so I can force myself to wake up and do homework in the morning. Wooop.